Definitions

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. acrylic resin used to make a strong soft crease-resistant fabric (trade name Acrilan)

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Examples

In the "California Design '76" exhibition there is a photo that shows Crawford's Lounge chair, ottoman, and table manufactured by Landes Inc. It was marketed under the name "Laguna Group" and fabricated from cut & molded plastic and had covered cushions made of "Acrilan."

A land which has long been the home of one of the most traditional of all textile industries -- the manufacture of linen -- has over a period of a few years become one of the leading centres in Europe for the new synthetic fibres -- for Rayon and Nylon, Acrilan and Terylene, Polypropylene and Spandex.